How we approach reading at Inshes Fiona Jamieson Principal Teacher Friday 18th November 2016

Aims of this workshop To explain the importance of Phonological Awareness and how we support it at Inshes. To show the progression of Reading from Nursery to P7. To highlight the Book Bug and Read, Write and Count Initiatives. To be able to explain the use of resources and how these help learning and teaching. To give you suggestions of how you might support Reading at home.

“Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning, as it unlocks access to the wider curriculum and increases opportunities for the individual in all aspects of life”. (Education Scotland)

Reading in Early Learning and Childcare …but most children can’t read in nursery…can they?

‘Literacy is an essential part of our everyday lives ‘Literacy is an essential part of our everyday lives. It helps us to understand and interpret our world through what we hear, see, say, write and read. Early literacy skills start with babies discovering that they can communicate their needs through their first sounds, facial expressions and body language. Moving to nursery where exposure to literacy makes every day a learning day.’ (Every day’s a learning day Education Scotland)

Exposure to Text Through play, children are exposed to print and early literacy skills Linking the written with the spoken word and pictures with the written word Through the nursery environment itself, children can develop their knowledge of books and environmental print Through the culture in nursery of rhyme, singing and shared reading, children develop early skills that equip them for developing secure reading skills

Early exposure through play. Did you know….? In the house/role play are you may see; Cookery books Shopping lists Phone books Calendars/ diaries Notebooks/clipboards, writing tools Keyboard Birthday cards/postcards Newspapers /magazines/comics Food packets Message board Magnetic letters Catalogues Telephones Take away menus

In the story area you may see… Fiction/non fiction Rhyme books Dictionaries Story books Books reflecting other cultures Puppets Small world resources Storytelling props for re/telling stories Listening centre Newspaper/magazines/comics An inviting area by including soft materials/ lights/chair for adult/blanket/cushions Pop up tent to create a reading area in another part of the room Lots of opportunities for adults to read books to children

Words Up

Bumps to Bairns This website helps staff and parents best support children with resources that best support their child/children. There are seven areas covered, these are: Movement Coordination Routines Social and Emotional Play and Imagination Understanding Expression

Phonological Awareness Developmental Continuum Listening and attention Auditory discrimination (Hearing differences between a range of sounds) Phoneme blending Alliteration detection Phoneme discrimination Onset – rime Phoneme segmentation (onset = sounds before the first vowel, rime = all the rest) Rhyme production Syllable detection (Hearing ‘beats’ in a word) Syllable blending (from adult production) Rhyme awareness and detection Word boundaries (Hearing where one word ends and the next begins) Visual and auditory memory

Early Level –P1 A letter which Primary 1 teachers can send home to parents to inform them about the Primary 1 Family Bag; a downloadable library game, which parents, teachers and librarians can use to get children acquainted with and interested in their local library.

Oxford Reading Tree Biff, Chip and Kipper Familiar situations Stg 1 Wordless Books Children progress at different rates Supplemented with other texts.

Sessions throughout the week on the same book Adult led discussion and practice, range of follow up activities Books sent home after October Key words and context words

Focused Teaching Short inputs to whole class or to groups. 16

E Books ….

First Level (Primary 2, 3 and 4) Read, Write, Count is a new campaign to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of Scotland’s children by providing advice and support for the families of children in Primary 1, 2 and 3. It a key part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to raise attainment for all and close the attainment gap.

Read, Write, Count is… a campaign to help parents support their child’s learning by incorporating simple, fun activities in to everyday life. www.readwritecount.scot Read, Write, Count is a campaign by the Scottish Government, supported by Scottish Book Trust and Education Scotland. It focuses on the importance of families, parents and carers in children’s education and aims to give advice and materials to help families get involved in their children’s learning. Research tells us that if parents are involved in their child’s learning, their child does better in school. That applies to all parents – it doesn’t matter who they are or where they are from.

Read, Write, Count aims to… Help parents and carers to be confident enough to be involved in their child’s learning Help parents and carers to understand why they are important in their child’s learning and how to get involved Increase families’ use of their local library Help to close the attainment gap between the most and least advantaged children in Scotland We all want the best for our children but sometimes we don’t know how to get involved, or we worry that we’ll make things worse if we get involved. We all have something to offer our children and Read, Write, Count is about helping parents to be confident in getting involved in their child’s learning. We want parents to know that they are important and get some practical advice on how they can help out. We also want people to make use of their local libraries, where there are lots of books and other resources which parents and children can use together. This is all with the aim to close the attainment gap. This is the gap in how well children achieve at school depending on whether they come from more or less advantaged households. Parents play an important part in closing this gap.

Little things you can do every day Ideas and tips on ways to include learning throughout the day For example, counting out money at the shops, reading bedtime stories and writing shopping lists Small things make a big difference www.readwritecount.scot Read, Write, Count isn’t about parents becoming teachers. It’s about recognising the small, everyday things parents can do at home and when they’re out and about which can help their child’s learning. It’s as simple as asking your child to help count out the money to pay for things at the shops, taking 5 minutes to read a bedtime story together or asking your child to help you write out the shopping list. Small things can and do make a big difference. And you’re probably already doing most of them! There are lots of tips and ideas on the Read, Write, Count website. [FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN GME: there is a Gaelic version of the RWC website available – just click on the “Gaelic” button on the homepage. There will also soon be information on the website to support parents of children in GME who don’t speak Gaelic themselves.]

Read, Write, Count: Gift Bags Free gift bags to all Primary 1, 2 and 3 children in Scotland Containing books and materials for writing and counting With information for parents and carers on how to use the bags with their children One of the biggest parts of the Read, Write, Count campaign is gift bags. Every child in Primary 1, 2 and 3 in Scotland will receive a free gift bag, containing books and materials for writing and counting. These materials have all been carefully selected so that they are fun to use at home. In the bags, there will be information for parents giving them all the advice they need to use the bags with their children at home. [FOR PARENTS OF CHIDLREN IN GME: children in GME receive two bags: one in English and one in Gaelic. A child needs both bags to get all the materials they are entitled to. Gaelic bags contain the books in translation and information for parents in Gaelic. The other materials, such as counting games and coloured pencils, will be in the English bags only.]

Primary 1 bags Three picture books – Bookbug Picture Book Prize Voting slip Activity book Coloured pencils Magnetic whiteboard, magnetic numbers & a whiteboard pen The Primary 1 bags have a special link with an award called the Bookbug Picture Book Prize. This is an award given out by Scottish Book Trust to authors and the winner of the prize is voted for by children. In the Primary 1 bag, there are three picture books. These are the books which are up for the prize and the aim of the bag is for children to read those books and vote for their favourite. There is a voting slip in the bag, on which children can choose their favourite book and send (freepost) to Scottish Book Trust to submit their vote. The winners of the award are announced in January, following the bags being given out in November. The P1 bag also has an activity book for children to use, and other items such as coloured pencils. To help children and parents have fun with writing and numbers, the bag also includes a magnetic whiteboard, numbers and a pen.

Primary 2 bags Two picture books Snakes and Ladders board game Finger puppets Notebook, writing pencil and coloured pencils Guide for parents The Primary 2 bag is slightly different from the Primary 1 bag. It doesn’t link to the Bookbug Picture Book Prize, but it still has two great picture books in it. Inside the Primary 2 bags, there are: Two picture books – these are books with lots of beautiful pictures for you and your child to enjoy reading together. A snakes and ladders board game (with second game on the back) – playing these games together will help your child’s counting skills Finger puppets, booklet, writing pencil and coloured pencils – these are all designed to give you fun ways to help your child develop their writing skills The parent guide – giving you everything you need to use the bags

Primary 3 bags Two picture books Number playing cards Notebook, writing pencil and coloured pencils Guide for parents The Primary 3 bag is slightly different from the Primary 1 bag. It doesn’t link to the Scottish Children’s Book Awards, but it still has two great picture books in it. Inside the Primary 3 bags, there are: Two picture books – these are books with lots of beautiful pictures for you and your child to enjoy reading together. Number playing cards – playing with these cards together will help your child’s counting skills Booklet, writing pencil and coloured pencils – these are all designed to give you fun ways to help your child develop their writing skills The parent guide – giving you everything you need to use the bags

Structuring our Literacy lessons at Inshes

P4 to P7 What does a reading lesson look like? (Example of a lesson in P5) These would obviously increase in complexity as the children move towards P7. All lessons would be differentiated to best support the needs of all the children in the class. Reading and Writing are closely linked and the reading lessons throughout the week will feed in to the writing lesson.

Different levels of Questioning Bloom’s Taxonomy

Resources

How you can help support your child at home Encourage Reading opportunities at home, this can be Fiction, Non-Fiction, magazines, comics etc. Listening walks – this helps with recognition of sounds. Use Environmental print – what signs can they see? What are the names of the shops, places you go etc. Discuss the books that they are reading, ask questions, what do they predict will happen next? Can they explain why they think that? Look at the labels when food shopping, can they help find the items on the list? Here is the website address http://www.readwritecount.scot/

Thank you all for coming!  Time for Questions! If you have any questions please feel free to ask now or come and see me after the workshop. Please also have a look around the room to see the different resources that we use to help support Reading in the school. The have been organised in Levels – Early, First and Second. Please fill in the evaluation form before you go! Thank you all for coming! 